Raven,
My god, that's got to be the saddest post I've ever seen. If we all acted like you, all hunting in California would have ended a long time ago. Soooo pathetic.

If you choose to support the NRA or DU because of issues with CWA, I might disagree, but I can respect you. Now? Not at all.

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I have had the pleasure of meeting some really informative fellas from CWA , Rich Wright , Ron Stay , Mike Hammer as well as some from DU to include
Dan Connally , Gary Stewart (boreal forest rancher) and Fritz Reed , all these fellas shared some great knowledge of the lost of the Central Valleys riparian
forest in which I was very much fascinated . I thought the push from all these organizations was to improve this majestic migration route But , we have
loss sight of it with the planting of Nut tree's over native vegetation that has nothing to do for Waterfowl as these nut trees are sucking our aquifers dry
with those huge deep well pumps , not even is our refuge's pumps safe from these deep water pumps as like in the klamath basin , waterfowl will come
Last here too !

This is one thing Kevin and I agree on. And something I can respect. Putting up some personal dollars on a membership drive.

one might scratch their heads and not agree with everything they do, but lord knows we are way better with them than without them. If something doesn't sit right, get involved. The price of a membership does little more then pay for the information outlay to the members. But it does give Mark some voice when talking in Sacramento. If no one has ever been on the visit the capital days CWA has, I suggest you do so. It is enlightening, and one comes away with a different perspective. If one hunts ducks, join cwa. It's that simple. Folks talk about the liberals and their rants. Yet, folks just like to talk. Thanks Kevin, for a little push.

Scott Vix
North Cal.
CWA Life Member
NSCA

Humility is not thinking less of oneself. It is thinking of oneself, less.

This is one thing Kevin and I agree on. And something I can respect. Putting up some personal dollars on a membership drive.

one might scratch their heads and not agree with everything they do, but lord knows we are way better with them than without them. If something doesn't sit right, get involved. The price of a membership does little more then pay for the information outlay to the members. But it does give Mark some voice when talking in Sacramento. If no one has ever been on the visit the capital days CWA has, I suggest you do so. It is enlightening, and one comes away with a different perspective. If one hunts ducks, join cwa. It's that simple. Folks talk about the liberals and their rants. Yet, folks just like to talk. Thanks Kevin, for a little push.

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Thanks Scott. You are 100% correct.

I've still got 4 left. If anyone has a hunting buddy that isn't a member, sign him up or send me his info and I'll sign him up.

Gotta quote Benjamin Franklin while debating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The founding fathers knew signing was a treasonous act punishable by death.

To rally the group, Franklin said "if we don't hang together, we will most assuredly hang separately". Profound, and ballsy.

We need to hang together for the bennifit of our passion.

Agree with Scott, one has to have a skin in the game, pony in the race.

?There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.?
― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac

All memberships are gone. A big thank you to the other three gentlemen that stepped up and offered to pay for 4 more memberships each. I will be sending in the names of 16 new CWA members today. All I ask that each of you try your best to pay your dues annually and keep your membership active.

Also, a big thank you to the others who PM'd me and said this thread inspired them to go join CWA on their own.

There is power in numbers and we all need to help do our part if our sport is to survive. Thank you again